Andrea has kept largely out of the limelight since marrying financier Brett Desmond in a fairytale wedding ceremony in Co Clare in 2009 and the arrival of their two children, three-year-old Jean and one-year-old Brett.

The dark-haired beauty said her little daughter was standing at the side of the stage when The Corrs made their comeback gig at BBC Radio 2's Live in Hyde Park in September.

She said: "It was very emotional. I couldn't look at her because if she cried I'd need to run to her."

Drummer Caroline (42), who has three children, said their break-up as they were beginning to settle down and have families 10 years ago was a very "natural thing".

"Our schedules were very intense. We'd done five records. we'd done a couple of unplugged albums. It was time to take a step back," she said.